Fun in First with Ms. Rector's Class

Friday, March 16, 2018

Thank you SO much to the families who have donated items to the classroom. We really appreciate your support!

Important Dates:

March 20th - Field Study to Harbison State Forest *The buses are leaving at 8:30 so please be on time. We will eat lunch there. The entire field trip is outdoors so please dress according. PLEASE come with us on the field trip if you can!! Please remember to sign in to the front office and get a yellow visitor tag. You may follow behind the bus if you like. Bring a lunch box!

Schedule:

9:30 – 9:45 – Welcome and Introductions

9:45-10:30 – Forest Hike

10:30-11:00 – Lunch

11:00-12:30 – Classes rotate through learning stations

12:30 - Depart

March 26th - End of Third Nine Weeks

March 26th - Map Testing

March 27th - Map Testing

March 30th - Teacher Work Day

April 2nd- 6th - Spring Break

April 9th - Students Report Back to School

April 12th - 3rd Quarter Report Cards are Issued

April 12th - Field Day

Related Arts Schedule:

March 19th - Computer Lab *make sure you have headphones
March 20th - PE
March 21st - PE
March 22nd- Steam Lab
March 23rd - Art
March 26th - Music

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Thank you SO much to the families who have donated items to the classroom. We really appreciate your support!

Important Dates:

March 20th - Field Study to Harbison State Forest *The buses are leaving at 8:30 so please be on time. We will eat lunch there. The entire field trip is outdoors so please dress according. PLEASE come with us on the field trip if you can!! Please remember to sign in to the front office and get a yellow visitor tag. You may follow behind the bus if you like. Bring a lunch box!

Monday, February 26, 2018

Tuesday February 27th - Black History Month Showcase
*Students in my class and Mrs. West's first grade class will perform two skits and a song. The performance will be in our classroom, A110 and will begin around 1:45 PM.

Monday, February 19, 2018

Monday February 19th - Presidents Day
*Students will have school on this day. It is a weather make up day.

Tuesday February 27th - Black History Month Showcase
*Students in my class and Mrs. West's first grade class will perform two skits and a song. The performance will be in our classroom, A110 and will begin around 1:45 PM.

We had a super fun week last week! Thanks to all the families who allowed their child to bring in Valentine's for the class. The kids LOVED it! We also had so much fun on Friday! Each child received a jump rope to take home to celebrate Jump Rope for Heart.

Today, your child received their new Treasures Text, Volume 4. Please use this as a resource for reading at home. Thanks so much for all that you do!

Friday, February 9, 2018

February 14th - Valentine's Day
*Students are welcome to bring and pass out Valentine's Day cards on this day. A copy of the class list is on the blog. We have 18 students total. Please make sure you have a Valentine for every student. We will not have a big celebration but we will have time that afternoon to pass out cards.

February 16th - Early Dismissal Day
*All students and faculty at Killian will participate in a Jump Rope for Heart Flash Mob! Mrs. Porter will video tape us using a drone as we celebrate Jump Rope for Heart and fighting the fight against heart disease in America. PLEASE WEAR RED!

February 19th - Presidents Day
*Students will have school on this day. It is a weather make up day.

February 27th - Black History Month Showcase
*Students in my class and Mrs. West's first grade class will perform two skits and a song. The performance will be in our classroom, A110 and will begin around 1:45 PM.

Thank you to all of the families who came out to our Math Night last week. It was so great to see you and learn about the importance of place value and play some fun games. Thank you also to the families who supported our Book Fair. The Book Fair will probably be back one more time this year in either April or May. Only 75 more days of school! Thanks for making each day of learning count!

Sunday, February 4, 2018

February 5-8 Book Fair Week *If your child wants to purchase a book, please make sure their money is in a bag or an envelope with the amount of money you sent with them. It would also be very helpful if you had an idea of what books you wanted your child to buy. A flyer will be sent home next week.

February 8 - Family Math Night *Please fill out the yellow flyer that was sent home last Thursday. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day!! *Your child may bring valentines to school on this day. We will not have a celebration, but they may pass them out at the end of the day. We have 18 students total in our class. Please make sure each child has a valentine if your child chooses to bring them to school. A copy of the class list is on the class blog.

Friday February 16 - Early Dismissal Day *Jump Rope for Heart Flash Mob

Friday February 16 - Jump Rope for Heart Money is Due

Monday February 19 - President's Day *We WILL have school. This was a weather make up day!

We had so much fun Friday!! It was a busy day. We had a 6th grader shadowing us in our classroom, it was Groundhog's Day, and the 100th day of School! It was great seeing parents in the building enjoying the First Friday Breakfast with students. Thank you all for coming and supporting Killian! We had a FUN 100th day of school. Families, thank you for all of your snack donations to make the day extra special for our precious kiddos.

Thank you all for always checking their folders and signing paperwork. Thank you for helping them with homework and reading each day. Your hard work does not go unnoticed and I appreciate you!!!

Friday, January 26, 2018

Friday February 2 - First Friday Breakfast *please return that pink form that was sent home last week if you plan to attend.

Friday February 2 - Happy Groundhog Day

Friday February 2 - The 100th Day of School **We have ALREADY received ALL of our donations for our special day!!!!! I am so thankful for your help and support! The children are so appreciative. Thank you so much!

February 5-8 Book Fair Week *If your child wants to purchase a book, please make sure their money is in a bag or an envelope with the amount of money you sent with them. It would also be very helpful if you had an idea of what books you wanted your child to buy. A flyer will be sent home next week.

February 8 - Family Math Night *More details to come!

Wednesday February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day!! *Your child may bring valentines to school on this day. We will not have a celebration, but they may pass them out at the end of the day. We have 18 students total in our class. Please make sure each child has a valentine if your child chooses to bring them to school. A copy of the class list is on the class blog.

Friday February 16 - Early Dismissal Day *Jump Rope for Heart Flash Mob

Monday February 19 - President's Day *We WILL have school. This was a weather make up day!

Related Arts Schedule:

Monday January 29th - Library with Ms. King *please make sure you bring back your old books so you can check out new books for your reading log
Tuesday - Steam Lab with Mr. Thorne
Wednesday - Art with Ms. Marine
Thursday - Music with Mrs. Hair
Friday - Computer Lab with Ms. Watkins *make sure your child has working headphones
Monday February 5th - PE with Coach Byrd *wear appropriate shoes

Important Reminders:

Can you believe Friday will be the 100th day of school?! Wow!! I am so proud and in awe of your child's progress and growth this school year. Thank you all for always checking their folders and signing paperwork. Thank you for helping them with homework and reading each day. Your hard work does not go unnoticed and I appreciate you!!!

Please remember to sign and return the report card jacket. You can keep the actual report card itself, but please sign and return the jacket.

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About Me

Hey there! My name is Courtney Rector and I am a proud Killian Leading Lion! I am the team leader for our fabulous first grade team! This is my fifth year at Killian Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Leaders Academy. We believe that working as a TEAM, together each achieves more! S.T.E.A.M. is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. As a S.T.E.A.M. School, we focus on these subjects to help our students gain the skills required to succeed as 21st Century Learners. This includes the ability to think critically, solve complex problems, and create purposeful products utilizing the latest technology. At Killian, we are “Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders…Today! I am a proud graduate of Winthrop University with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education. I also have been living in Columbia, South Carolina for five years and love cheering for my Gamecocks! Currently, I am completeing my Masters Degree in Literacy onine through Coastal Carolina! Thanks for visiting my blog! Please email me at crector@richland2.org